The Sin of Racism 

1. Racist Idea
2. Racial Discrimination
3. Systemic Racsim

racist idea- it is one that claims that a certain racial group is superior

• an example of racial discrimination would be racial slurs

2b. It means that all racism is wrong and that no one should do it

4. Intrinsically- someone closely connected to or inseparable from something
5. It can destroy a nation because people would just be arguing with each other there would also be a lot of conflict

Part 1

1. Open wide our hearts the enduring love
2. racism is sinful because they violate justice
3. racism occurs because a person ignores the fundamental truth that all humans were made in the image and likeness of God.
4. Racism can come in the form of omission when individuals, communities, and even churches remain silent and fail to act against racial injustice
5. Kind of because it can lead to thoughts and actions that we do not even see as racist
6. In 1958 the bishops spoke about racism and how there was segregation with the Jim crow laws
7. So people can understand how it affects today.